Background Check Stops New USF Basketball Coach Hire

Written By Thomas Ahearn

The University of South Florida (USF) will not hire Manhattan College’s Steve Masiello as its new men’s basketball coach after a background check found he had never completed his bachelor’s degree at the University of Kentucky (UK) as claimed on his résumé, according to a report from The Tampa Tribune available at http://tbo.com/sports/colleges/usf-bulls/usf-deal-with-coach-falls-through-20140326/.

The Tampa Tribune reports the background check discrepancy stems from Masiello being described as “a 2000 graduate of the University of Kentucky with a degree in communications” in his biography with Manhattan College. However, while UK records show Masiello was a student from 1996 to 2000 he never received a degree. USF policy dictates all full-time coaching hires must have a bachelor’s degree.

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